Branding-iron.



785,588. PATENTED MAR. 21, 1905.

H. W. BRENT &'0. H. SESSIONS. I

BRANDING IRON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10.1904.

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' Attorneys ivrrnn STAT S Patented March 21, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY 1V. BRENT AND CHARLES H. SESSIONS, OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.

BR'ANDING-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,588, dated March21, 1905.

. Application filed May 10, 1904. Serial No. 207.261.

simplify, and cheapen the construction of such devices.

W'ith these objects in view the invention resides in a branding-ironcomprising a tube, end caps thereon, an air-pump removably attached tothe tube and communicating with one of the end caps, a hood andbranding-plate carried by the other end cap, a supplemental reservoirattached to the tube, and a burner connected with the reservoir andlocated inside the hood.

The invention also resides in the particular arrangement and combinationof parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described withreference to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, wherein 7 Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvedbranding-iron. 2 is a vertical section thereof.

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

The reference-numeral- 1 represents a tube which is screw-threaded atits ends for the reception of screw-caps 2 and 3. The tube 1 is designedto serve as a main reservoir for gasolene or other liquid fuel. Attachedto the rearscrew-cap 2 is a globular chamber 4, in one side of which ismounted an adjustingscrew 5. Upon the opposite side of the globularchamber 1 is formed a valve-seat 6, provided with an inwardly-openingvalve 7. By turning the adjusting-screw 5 one way or the other theextent to which the valve? shall open can be regulated. The periphery ofthe valveseat 6 is screw-threaded to receive the metallic cap 8 of arubber or other suitable hose 9, leading from a small air-pump 10, which,is removably held in parallel relation with and juxtaposition to thetube 1 by fitting into spring-clips 11, supported on arms 12, screwedinto said tube 1. Should the air-pump get out of order, as oftenhappens, or should it be needed for any other purpose, it may be removedquickly from the device by detaching it from the spring-clips l2 andunscrewing its cap 8 from the valve-seat of the globular chamber 4:. Theair-pump may also be removed from its spring-clips during the pumpingoperation, if desired.

The removable pump is preferably disposed on the under side of thedevice in order that it may be out of the way.

In the upper portion of the tube 1, adjacent to the end cap 2, aninlet-perforation is formed. This inlet-perforation is surrounded by afunnel-shaped rim 13 and is closed normally bya screw-plug 14:, which isremoved when it is desired to fill the tube 1 with gasolene.

On the lower side of the tube 1, adjacent to the end cap 3, are disposedtwo short pipes 15 and 16, which lead from the reservoir 1 into asupplemental reservoir 17. The pipes 15 and 16 also serve to hold thesupplemental reservoir 17 upon the main reservoir or tube 1.

Attached to the end cap 3 ofthe tube 1 are two outwardly-extending arms18 18, which support at their outer ends a branding-plate 19, the arms18 for this purpose extending through suitable perforations in thebranding-plate and receiving nuts on their ends. The plate 19 may beeasily and quickly removed when it is desired to attacha brandingplatebearing a difierent mark or brand.

Attached to the end cap 3 is a flared hood 20, which extends out to thebranding-plate 19. Fitting into the upper end of the flared hood 2() isa burner 21, which is provided at its rear end with a needle-valve 22,controlling a supply-pipe 23, which leads transversely across the tube1, through the pipe 16, and terminates in the supplemental reservoir 17.A

drip-pan 2 1 is attached to the pipe 23 below burner from wind or rain,and so enables the branding-iron to be employed in all kinds of weather.

The arrangement of the supplemental reservoir 17 and the supply-pipe 23insures that the burner 21 will be constantly supplied with fuel, nomatter how or in what position the branding-iron may be held by theoperator. Furthermore, this supplemental reservoir permits sufiicientfuel to be placed in the device to suffice for an entire days branding,thus avoiding the necessity of refilling the iron during the hurry ofbranding cattle.

The device of this invention is strong, durable, and thoroughlyefficient in operation. It is also made from few parts, and therefore isunlikely to get out of order, and is easy to reassemble when taken apartfor cleaning. Furthermore, it is inexpensive to manufacture.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is 1. The combinationin a branding-iron, of an elongated reservoir, a supplemental reservoircarried thereby and having a plurality of connections with the mainreservoir, arms extending from the main reservoir, a hood carried bysaid arms, a burner extending within the hood and connected to thesupplementary reservoir, and a branding-plate secured to the outer endof said hood.

2. The combination in a branding-iron, of a main reservoir, abranding-plate support, a burner, air-pump-supporting clips secured tothe reservoir, and an airpump detachably mounted in the clips and havinga flexible connection with said reservoir.

3. In a self-heating branding-iron, a main reservoir, a pump, a flexibletube placing the pump in communication with the reservoir,pump-supporting means carried by the reservoir and to which the pump maybe readily connected, a burner, and a supplemental reservoir connectedto the main reservoir and to the burner.

4t. Aself-heating branding-iron comprising a main reservoir, having afunnel-shaped inlet, screW-caps on the main reservoir, a globularchamber on one of the screw-caps, an adjusting-screw therein, aninwardlyopening valve, an air-pump removably connected to the globularchamber, spring-clips on the main reservoir to hold the air-pump inposition, a supplemental reservoir, pipes connecting the main andsupplemental reservoir and holding the latter reservoir upon the former,a hood attached to one of the end caps, arms on said end cap Within thehood, a branding-plate removably attached to the arms, a burner withinthe hood, a supply-pipe for the burner, said pipe extending transverselyacross the main reservoir, through one of the pipes thereon andterminating within the supplemental reservoir, and a drip-pan supportedby the supply-pipe beneath the burner.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own We have heretoaflixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY W. BRENT. CHARLES H. SESSIONS. Witnesses:

S. H. KELsEY, O. A. EBRIGHT.

